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and_o which_o with_o all_o respect_n they_o represent_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o my_o lo._n bishop_n of_o who_o love_n towards_o they_o they_o be_v so_o well_o persuade_v that_o they_o do_v not_o doubt_n but_o upon_o the_o very_a first_o representation_n of_o the_o inconueniencye_n perplexitye_n and_o danger_n which_o that_o authority_n do_v bring_v with_o it_o his_o lordship_n will_v present_o desist_v from_o further_a claim_n of_o it_o howsoever_o these_o danger_n to_o they_o be_v a_o very_a sufficient_a enforcement_n to_o disclaim_v from_o it_o as_o they_o do_v now_o where_o be_v this_o inference_n force_v do_v not_o my_o lord_n bishop_n say_v absolute_o he_o be_v ordinary_a or_o have_v as_o much_o power_n as_o any_o authority_n may_v have_v in_o his_o diocese_n may_v not_o other_o than_o say_v what_o the_o power_n of_o such_o a_o ordinary_a be_v and_o what_o inconvenience_n may_v come_v to_o themselves_o by_o it_o in_o some_o particular_a circumstance_n what_o force_n or_o 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passion_n be_v that_o they_o deny_v my_o lord_n bishop_n all_o authority_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a and_o under_o pretence_n of_o their_o temporal_a fortune_n they_o will_v be_v oues_fw-la sine_fw-la pastore_n if_o i_o will_v be_v captious_a with_o this_o divine_a i_o can_v ask_v he_o where_o this_o letter_n deny_v my_o lord_n bishop_n to_o be_v ordinary_a or_o where_o it_o speak_v of_o his_o lordship_n temporal_a authority_n but_o i_o will_v not_o press_v he_o further_o in_o that_o but_o for_o his_o spiritual_a authority_n or_o rather_o the_o power_n in_o fore_n interno_fw-la for_o indeed_o all_o the_o power_n of_o a_o bishop_n as_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n be_v spiritual_a speak_v proper_o where_o do_v they_o deny_v it_o or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o have_v no_o occasion_n and_o it_o be_v from_o the_o purpose_n do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o deny_v it_o he_o may_v have_v that_o though_o he_o be_v no_o ordinary_a nor_o have_v power_n in_o foro_fw-la 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whether_o he_o have_v satisfy_v they_o or_o no._n well_o what_o passion_n be_v it_o for_o catholic_n to_o leave_v that_o that_o concern_v they_o not_o so_o immediate_o though_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a point_n and_o touch_v that_o which_o concern_v they_o more_o though_o it_o be_v but_o secondary_o intend_v to_o what_o end_n shall_v they_o take_v notice_n of_o satisfaction_n in_o a_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o need_v none_o as_o make_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o for_o suppose_v there_o have_v be_v any_o little_a shadow_n of_o probability_n of_o my_o lord_n bishop_n pretence_n yet_o so_o many_o good_a and_o learned_a man_n as_o there_o be_v here_o of_o regulars_n nay_o and_o of_o all_o moderate_a and_o learned_a of_o the_o secular_a clergy_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a &_o even_o my_o lord_n bishop_n not_o venture_v to_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_a at_o least_o to_o some_o person_n but_o that_o confession_n make_v to_o regulars_n be_v good_a what_o doubt_n can_v any_o prudent_a man_n 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this_o that_o they_o incense_v the_o state_n against_o the_o bishop_n by_o say_v that_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o new_a tribunal_n will_v provoke_v the_o present_a governmeut_n unto_o a_o exact_a search_n after_o it_o and_o suppression_n thereof_o and_o so_o bring_v a_o clause_n of_o bulla_n coenae_fw-la to_o prove_v they_o excommunicate_v therefore_o &_o ask_v why_o else_o this_o letter_n be_v show_v to_o the_o king_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a point_n of_o divinity_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v incur_v excommunication_n for_o represent_v unto_o the_o bishop_n the_o danger_n which_o by_o claim_v such_o authority_n he_o bring_v upon_o himself_o and_o other_o man_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n allowable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o how_o then_o do_v it_o deserve_v excommunication_n be_v this_o to_o provoke_v the_o state_n to_o persecute_v no_o sure_o but_o to_o move_v the_o bishop_n not_o to_o provoke_v the_o state_n against_o himself_o and_o other_o 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which_o as_o thing_n stand_v will_v rather_o hinder_v then_o help_v now_o for_o our_o ancient_a law_n which_o our_o divine_a say_v be_v not_o against_o a_o catholic_a episcopal_a tribunal_n not_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n howsoever_o it_o may_v be_v against_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n i_o say_v first_o that_o as_o time_n stand_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o be_v against_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n &_o our_o protestant_a judge_n and_o man_n in_o authority_n who_o think_v themselves_o fit_a to_o be_v interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n will_v have_v great_a advantage_n against_o we_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a by_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n to_o bring_v we_o with_o in_o compass_n of_o treason_n or_o praemunire_n and_o if_o now_o by_o word_n &_o write_v they_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n that_o we_o die_v not_o for_o religion_n but_o for_o treason_n although_o we_o suffer_v but_o by_o the_o law_n make_v in_o this_o time_n of_o 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